2005 Buffalo Bandits season
Template:Short description Template:Infobox lacrosse team season The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 14th in franchise history.
The Bandits finished second in the east after stellar seasons from veterans John Tavares and Steve Dietrich, who was named Goaltender of the Year. They hosted the Rochester Knighthawks in the division semi-final game, but the Knighthawks defeated the Bandits 19-14, winning the right to face the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the division finals.
Regular season
Conference standings
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Game log
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Playoffs
Game log
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Player stats
Reference:[4]
Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tavares | 16 | 43 | 59 | 102 | 126 | 9 |
| Dan Teat | 16 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 84 | 24 |
| Mark Steenhuis | 16 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 141 | 23 |
| Jason Crosbie | 14 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 69 | 10 |
| Delby Powless | 13 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 57 | 4 |
| A.J. Shannon | 16 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 78 | 8 |
| Aime Caines | 13 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 33 | 10 |
| Pat McCready | 13 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 77 | 44 |
| Bryan Kazarian | 13 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 20 |
| Totals | 304 | 521 | 414 | 1137 | 40 |
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Dietrich | 15 | 749:43 | 9 | 4 | 137 | .789 | 10.96 |
| Derek General | 8 | 209:19 | 2 | 1 | 46 | .718 | 13.19 |
| Totals | 11 | 5 | 183 | .774 | 11.44 |
Awards
| Player | Award |
|---|---|
| Steve Dietrich | Goaltender of the Year |
| John Tavares | First Team All-Pro |
| Steve Dietrich | |
| Delby Powless | All-Rookie Team |
| John Tavares | Overall Player of the Month, January |
| John Tavares | Overall Player of the Month, March (tie with Bob Watson) |
| John Tavares | All-Stars |
| Kyle Couling | |
| Mark Steenhuis | |
| Dan Teat |
Transactions
Trades
| February 2, 2005[5] |
To Buffalo Bandits second round pick, 2005 entry draft second round pick, 2007 entry draft |
To Arizona Sting Jonas Derks |
Roster
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See also
References
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